Before the Manchester derby, Zhang Chaoqiang met his trainer first.

A middle-aged man with a half-bald crown on his head who looks a little greasy.

"Zhang, this is André Fournier, he will help you with speed training in the future......"

After being introduced by his agent, I learned that this guy had represented France in the Olympic Games, and later went to school to study kinesiology, so he was a professional.

"Glad to meet you, Monsieur Vernier."

"Happy cooperation, Zhang."

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On September 10, in the fourth round of the English Premier League, Manchester City came to the Old Trafford next door to challenge the Red Devils Manchester United.

"Since the start of the Premier League, Manchester United and Manchester City have won all of them."

'Manchester United are on a four-game winning streak in all competitions, including three Premier League games and one Community Shield.

'Manchester City are on a five-game winning streak in all competitions, including three Premier League games and two Champions League qualifiers.

"But after this game, at least one of them will break the winning streak, and maybe even both teams at the same time."

In this game, Guardiola still arranged the 433 formation, but made some minor adjustments.

Due to Sergio Aguero's suspension, Nigerian striker Heheanacho on the bench got the chance to start, forming a forward trident with Zhang Chaoqiang and Raheem Sterling.

The other starting goalkeeper was new Chilean Bravo, and the right-back used the faster Sagna.

On the opponent's side, Manchester United, they arranged a 4231 formation.

Goalkeepers: David De Gea;

Defenders: Luke Shaw, Blind, Bailly, Valencia;

Defenders: Marouane Fellaini, Pogba;

Avant-garde: Lingard, Rooney, Mkhitaryan;

Forward: Ibrahimovic.

In fact, when Manchester United played a winning streak before, they used a combination of Anthony Martial and Juan Mata on both wings.

There was a sudden change in the game, and Mourinho was clearly gambling.

Bet on Lingadm Hitaryan to be more powerful than Martialmarta.

In the stands at Old Trafford, Manchester United fans wore red shirts, creating a fiery atmosphere.

Manchester United are in good form at the moment, and Red Devils fans are expecting a red and blue derby.

The game officially started and the Manchester United players were quite positive in the warm atmosphere at home.

Just three minutes into the game, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Valencia and scored a good header from a tight angle, but the ball was blocked by Bravo's raised hand.

Five minutes later, Pogba's long ball counter-attacked and Bravo hesitated between attacking and securing goal, leading to another good chance for Ibrahimovic.

Fortunately, the Swede shot from a very good angle and did not form a goal.

In the opening ten minutes, Manchester United obviously played more actively, which made a bit of noise in front of Manchester City's goal.

And the Manchester City goal didn't last long.

In the 14th minute, Manchester United won a free kick on the right flank, Rooney drove the ball in front of the Manchester City goal, Bravo chose to attack to get the ball, but it overlapped with Stones, so the ball fell directly in front of Ibrahimovic.

This time the Swede didn't miss the opportunity and swept the ball into the Manchester City goal.

"The ball is in!! Bravo misses and Ibrahim laughs. ”

'Ibrahimovic has been in very good form since joining United on a free transfer, scoring four goals in four Premier League games, and the Swedes have been Manchester United's most successful signing this summer.

In the stands at Old Trafford, a banner pulled out by a Manchester United fan was danced vigorously.

"Zlatan + Paul>>Chinese!!"

At the time of the summer transfer window, Manchester United was also interested in Zhang Chaoqiang.

But Manchester United's front, middle and back sides need to be strengthened, so after careful consideration, Manchester United's management chose a more compromise reinforcement method.

Pogba was introduced to strengthen the midfield, and Ibrahimovic was strengthened in the forward line without signing and the contract expired in Paris.

Two key positions were solved at once, and it was just perfect.

And since the new season, Manchester United have won consecutive games, Pogba and Ibrahimovic have performed very well, and it seems that this transfer plan has been very successful.

That's why Manchester United fans put up banners like this.

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Manchester City conceded first, but everyone was not too shocked.

After all, it's a derby, against a big-name Manchester United, and they've been in good form lately.

Conceding a goal or even losing a game, that's something that can happen.

David Silva, who wore the captain's armband, quickly rallied his team-mates and encouraged: "We should be more aggressive in pressing and the tempo of the attack after we have the ball. ”

"As long as we play our own attacking rhythm, we will definitely win the game."

When the game resumed, Manchester United wanted to continue attacking, but were successfully held back by frequent counter-attacks by Manchester City players.

Soon the scene became a bit deadlocked.

Manchester United made a successful start and seemed to be more satisfied with the situation, and the formation slowly became shrinking.

This allowed City's possession to gradually flow smoothly, and the situation on the pitch slowly tilted to Manchester City's side.

Zhang Chaoqiang and Raheem Sterling had shots on goal, but they were both saved by De Gea.

David De Gea has been a constant father in recent years and is one of the few reliable players in United's defence.

In the 35th minute, Manchester City pressed the half-time again, and full-back Kolarov was released and immediately sent a long ball over the top.

Iheanacho got stuck in front of the penalty area, forced Bailly to jump, and flicked his header back.

The ball fell into the United penalty area, just two steps in front of Blind.

The Dutchman seemed to be a little slow to react, and hesitated in place for a second.

He probably wanted to wait for the ball to hit the ground before he stepped forward to deal with it.

Just in the brief interval of his hesitation, Zhang Chaoqiang, who was running slowly outside the penalty area, suddenly started and rushed into the penalty area at high speed.

With a flick of his left foot, he flicked the ball away from Blind and headed straight for Manchester United.

"Single Knife Ball!! Golden opportunity!! ”

In the exclamation of the commentary, Zhang Chaoqiang lightly buckled his right foot, directly buckled De Gea, and easily pushed the empty goal.

On the other side, Valencia frantically chased back in front of goal, and the tip of the sliding tackle even touched the ball, but it still couldn't stop the ball from rolling over the goal line.

“gooooooooooal——————————”

"Super Zhang!! Super fast horse one-on-one goal! Manchester City equalised!! ”

"This time Manchester City didn't have too many cumbersome passes, just a simple long pass over the top, Iheanacho rubbed it lightly, and Super Zhang got a great opportunity to score directly!"

"Blind's defensive reaction was too slow, or he seriously underestimated the speed and explosiveness of the Chinese, and if he could have cleared the ball in the first place, this conceded goal should have been avoided."

"But seriously, Ibrahimovic was able to score goals before, and it was also due to Manchester City's mistakes."

Zhang Chaoqiang scored a goal, rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and roared at the Manchester United fans in the stands.

Soon there were earth-shattering boos in the Old Trafford stadium, all towards Zhang Chaoqiang.

He didn't care, it was a city derby after all, it was never going to be a suave game.

Manchester City celebrated and the game resumed.

Manchester City, who equalised, were in high spirits and continued to storm the Manchester United defence.

Manchester United's midfielder, who had started well, completely lost ground.

Wayne Rooney was invisible, and Pogba was tired of defending.

Manchester United simply couldn't organise an effective attack.

Fortunately, De Gea made two threatening saves in a row from a high and low block to successfully defend the United goal.

So the two teams ended the first half with a score of 1:1.

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